Entertainment

Hotel woes‘I’m real’: Tomic’s girlfriend defends outburst

Vanessa Sierra, the girlfriend of tennis star Bernard Tomic, has backtracked over her controversial hotel quarantine comments.

Nadia Salemme and staff writers

Pandemic bingeBig quarter lifts Netflix over 200m subscribers

Netflix’s video streaming service has surpassed 200 million subscribers for the first time as its expanding line-up of TV series and movies continues to captivate people stuck at home.

Family blissPurple Wiggle opens up on being a dad to twins

Purple Wiggle Lachy Gillespie has opened up on what fatherhood is like four months after the birth of his twin girls.

Jonathon Moran

Heating upTriple J goes Triple X in Hottest 100

Could American superstar Cardi B make it back-to-back wins for the ladies with global smash WAP?

Simon Collins

New questionsIn 2002, Lisa Marie Presley married which actor?

The Chase Australia’s official Shark, Brydon Coverdale, has created a new daily quiz challenge. How’s your general knowledge? Take his quiz.

Brydon Coverdale

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Miranda Kerr warned after breaching NSW quarantine

Supermodel Miranda Kerr left her Hunter Valley property during a 14-day mandatory quarantine period in breach of the Government-issued ‘exemption’ she had been granted.

Nick Hansen and Perry Duffin

Fringe WorldCloak and Dagger with new same-sex twist

Puccini opera The Cloak given new same-sex twist after leading man retires hurt

David Cusworth

Take a seatShari Sebbens leads Indigenous panel show

Shari Sebbens remembers seeing all the black tiles flood social media last year and wondering what those people posting would do next to support the fight against systemic racism.

Kathy McCabe

New questionsHow many rooms does Buckingham Palace have?

The Chase Australia’s official Shark, Brydon Coverdale, has created a new daily quiz challenge. How’s your general knowledge? Take his quiz.

Brydon Coverdale

ColumnWhy I’ve ditched my New Year’s resolution already

It’s not until you’re in the back of a Uber watching YouTube clips of yourself that you realise what you need to work on, writes Joel Creasey.

Joel Creasey

LIVE MUSICHiggins opens up on dad’s COVID backlash

The musician slammed Jenny Mikakos, saying her doctor dad was “thrown under the bus” after being infected with COVID in the US.

Cameron Adams

EntertainmentResearchers decode Aussie lungfish genome

German and Austrian biologists say they have cracked the genetic code of the Australian lungfish, which is considered to be a "living fossil".

Marco Krefting and Rachel More

EntertainmentTrump baby blimp lands at London museum

The Museum of London will provide a permanent home to a helium-filled protest balloon depicting President Donald Trump as a snarling, nappy-wearing orange baby.

Let it happenTame Impala get Presidential seal of approval

Perth rockers join top of the pops on inauguration soundtrack

Simon Collins

Karate Kid re-imaginedThere’s Something About Mary Mouser

A career-defining role is what many actors wish for, but Cobra Kai’s leading lady Mary Mouser nearly missed the audition that would ultimately land her that very dream.

Michele Manelis

MusicConcerts to kick-start Vic music industry

A concert series featuring Jimmy Barnes and Tones and I will be held across Victoria to help the music industry and communities recover from the pandemic.

Callum Godde

Restricted accessMajor concerts and events could face the chop

A major summer series of concerts and festivals will be impacted by new coronavirus restrictions, a Perth event organiser warns. The new rules could see shows shifted, postponed — or even cancelled.

Peter Law

Look who’s backPacked to the Rafters reboot first photos released

After eight years away from our screens, we have finally been given a first look into the slightly older Rafter family in the Packed to the Rafters reboot.

Pierra Willix

Restart the ArtsBulwer Street Brass rings rafters at Government House

Bulwer Street Brass launches at Government House with early, baroque, jazz and contemporary music

David Cusworth

Tweet stormRussell Crowe defends movie classic in Twitter row

A tweet shared earlier this month joked that a Russell Crow epic was a snoozefest — feedback the Aussie A-lister has not taken kindly to.

Lily Hoffmann

RIPMusic producer Phil Spector dies in jail

Phil Spector went from being a musical genius and one of the most influential pop producers of all time to serving life in prison for murder.

PicturesTiny NSW town transformed into Hollywood movie set

A sleepy village on the outskirts of Goulburn was the setting of a new Hollywood movie — the latest in a long line of productions heading to Australia due to the pandemic.

David Meddows